Creating Captivating ClaritySample

Removing the veil

Exchanging your thoughts for God's thoughts is a new process, and to be honest, new things that create change sometimes feel uncomfortable. Allow me to normalize this for you – we all go through this when we change. You are literally breaking up with your old thought life, which may be comfortable because it's familiar, but when you do, you accelerate your ability to achieve clarity. The Bible says that when we turn towards God, the veil is removed.

"So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image." 2 Corinthians 3:18

2 Corinthians 3:14-18 describes “the veil”. What is "the veil"? The veil represents a separation from God. It shows up in our lives as a closed mind (v.14) and a hardening heart (v.15). The irony is that none of this feels good emotionally but removing the veil (v. 16) and rejoining your mind and heart with God is what creates freedom (v.17), which feels wonderful.

So, my question for you today is, how have you been feeling? Could you stand to feel more joy in your life? 

As you shift your thoughts into alignment with God’s thoughts, your mind opens, and your heart becomes softer to the will and purposes of God. The veil becomes lifted, and you experience the beauty of a life lived in the light. You begin seeing with clarity and enjoying the satisfaction of it. You are reassured that with God, all things are possible.

From this vantage point, you realize that your previous mindset and way of thinking could never have produced clarity. Focusing with clarity on things outside of God was like playing a game of Jenga. You were taking pieces out of the middle or bottom and placing them on top, hoping the entire tower of blocks didn't collapse. Prioritization of God positions you so that you're no longer allowing what should be at the bottom to come first. You're putting the first things first when you intentionally think God's thoughts about your life instead of your own.

Continuing in thoughts that aren't prioritized this way produces the inevitable, just like in Jenga. When you constantly remove pieces from the bottom, the tower always collapses. This is what the enemy wants – to destroy your clarity so that you remain veiled and separated from God. Today, pay attention to how you're feeling and record areas of your life in need of clarity in your journal. 

Today's Affirmation

Today, enjoy opening your heart and mind to God. As you turn towards God, God is becoming more magnified in your heart and mind, and you'll realize that He's already overtaken every problem. He has provided the solution as He IS the solution. You'll enjoy His expansive provision as you go through your day today.

BWFwoman's manifestHER Daily Question of the Day:

Ask God to show you where the veil needs to be lifted in your thoughts. If you already know, journal it.